Gillian Robertson did her best to put her opponent to sleep during UFC 269’s first fight. Robertson came out strong – and set up her submission attempt in Round 1. But to come out on top and finish she had to overcome a truly gruesome and shameless display.
Priscilla Cachoeira was repeatedly trying to eyegouge Robertson during the choke.
Cachoeira didn’t manage to cheat her way out of defeat making this performance effectively the 7th stoppage victory in the women’s flyweight division for Robertson. She was previously tied with Valentina Shevchenko. This is a record for the division.
Disgusting. pic.twitter.com/aPAWBjAmqd
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) December 11, 2021
Yeah, don't need to see Cachoeira in the UFC again after this. Or another fight period, if I'm being honest. https://t.co/VhxIQ6YLBy
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) December 11, 2021
Robertson wasn’t pleased about the way the referee reacted:
"I'm definitely just hoping that the ref stops the fight at that point. I don't even think he even gave her a warning."@savage_ufc explains what she was thinking when Priscila Cachoeira was gouging her eyes.
Full #UFC269 post-fight scrum ▶️ https://t.co/8VLNvJ2yFB pic.twitter.com/0xRqbv6shE
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) December 12, 2021
Priscilla Cachoeira learned that RNC escape technique from this guy. #UFC269 pic.twitter.com/Y1DKBBf3Oc
— MacMally? (@MacMallyMMA) December 11, 2021
DC might of not watched film on Cachoeira but she definitely watched film on DC with those eye pokes pic.twitter.com/XTirSwxw6o
— Keith Peterson(Parody) (@KPetersonUFC) December 11, 2021
Cachoeira when that the RNC got locked up #UFC269 pic.twitter.com/kJoqiWBwtD
— Shed Boy (@Callum_JN) December 11, 2021
Those eye gouges should not be overlooked. That could cause a career- or life-altering injury. Some kind of discipline needs to be taken on Cachoeira. It’s just unacceptable. #UFC269
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) December 11, 2021
Love seeing Joe Rogan call out Priscila Cachoeira for all the cheating she did in this fight. #UFC269
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) December 11, 2021
In vídeo of social media, Priscila Cachoeira send a apologize message to Gillian Robertson:
"I want to apologize from my mistakes. I Just apologize Gillian. It's not intentional. I'll will comeback stronger after that." #UFC269 pic.twitter.com/XPHzz28xeF
— Bruno Massami (Бруно Массами) (@BrMassami) December 12, 2021
Right before the horn!@savage_ufc sank in the submission win ? #UFC269 pic.twitter.com/KIDomTjkF6
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 11, 2021
https://youtu.be/ZxOP7iqV9Lk